“God grant me the serenity to know the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference” Or something like that. Anyway – there are lots of things going on
Frustrated
I’ve had several excellent post ideas lately. Thoughtful things, things that made me want to write them. Unfortunately the combination of house guests, a major pain flare, and insomnia means that none of them made it past “hey that’s a
Quick Dinner
Menu: Chicken smothered in Sundried Tomato Basil Pesto Mixed Fruit Salad Prep: Thaw chicken breasts – 1 per person. Into the food processor throw: 3 cloves of garlic, 3 handfuls of fresh basil, a healthy pinch of salt, 10-12 sundried
Fireplace FAIL
So, one of the nice things about having a fireplace is, occasionally, burning wood in it. (Particularly since the rest of the time it is a large and tempting cat playground full of soot, and therefore must be roped off).
Easy Chicken Soup
This is my standard chicken soup. It’s good, WAY better than stuff from a can, good for you, and quick enough that it’s doable after a long day (or when fighting off a cold). It doesn’t involve making stock, or
Hell must be endothermic
Because I think it froze over. (go read this to get the joke) I live on Galveston Bay. It is warm here, all year round. It doesn’t do things like “winter” but for very short stints of “moderately cold” for
Change over Time
In keeping with the change theme (and because these pictures make me feel pretty – which is incredibly shallow, but there you go), proof that things do change, even if very very slowly. The first picture is from May of
A Change Would Do You Good
Hopefully, right? So I’ve been doing this whole new diet, new pills, new everything business for 5 days now, and it’s definitely been different. Well, some of it has, at least. After discussing things with my mom (who is a
The TMI Post of Doom and Blood
Or: In Which Anna Opens her Very Own Nutritional Supplement Store and Whines about Stuff. I don’t like harping about medical issues, especially since some of mine are… less than savory. But with the way things have been, I need
Of Turkeys and Other Things
Happy Thanksgiving, poor little neglected blog! I’m sorry you didn’t get to eat delicious smoked turkey and all the other tasty things that we (my in-laws and I) made today. Not that blogs really eat much in the way of